Pedestrians walk along the Arbutus corridor. The City of Vancouver and CP Rail have reached a deal -- $55 million for the strip of land from milton Street near the Fraser River to 1st Avenue near False Creek, in Vancouver, BC., March 7, 2016.

Photograph by NICK PROCAYLO

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Pedestrians walk along the Arbutus corridor. The City of Vancouver and CP Rail have reached a deal -- $55 million for the strip of land from milton Street near the Fraser River to 1st Avenue near False Creek, in Vancouver, BC., March 7, 2016.

Photograph by NICK PROCAYLO

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Pedestrians walk along the Arbutus corridor. The City of Vancouver and CP Rail have reached a deal -- $55 million for the strip of land from milton Street near the Fraser River to 1st Avenue near False Creek, in Vancouver, BC., March 7, 2016.

Photograph by NICK PROCAYLO

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An artist's rendering of the proposed Arbutus Greenway.

Photograph by Handout

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Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson and CP Rail president and Chief Operating Officer Keith Creel pose for photos following the announcement of an agreement that will secure the Arbutus Greeway for public use with a $55M purchase of the land by the city, in Vancouver, March 7, 2016.

Photograph by PNG

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Earth moving equipment mows down community gardens in Marpole Thursday afternoon along the Arbutus Corridor. The City of Vancouver and Canadian Pacific Railway appear to have reached a deal over the future of the Arbutus Corridor.

Photograph by Jenelle Schneider

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A long stretch of the Arbutus corridor runs 36th Ave. and 49th Ave., including this are near 41st Ave. The City of Vancouver and Canadian Pacific Railway appear to have reached a deal over the future of the Arbutus Corridor.

Photograph by Jeff Lee

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CP rail crews clear the rail tracks on the Arbutus corridor in Vancouver, February 10, 2015.

Photograph by Nick Procaylo

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Workers destroy and remove community gardens from a stretch of abandoned CP Rail line in Vancouver earlier this month. The once-abandoned 11-kilometre-long Arbutus Corridor has been used by residents for many years as a greenway where community gardens were erected.

Photograph by DARRYL DYCK

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CP rail crews clear the rail tracks on the Arbutus corridor in Vancouver, February 10, 2015.

Photograph by Nick Procaylo

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CP rail crews clear the rail tracks on the Arbutus corridor in Vancouver, February 10, 2015.

Photograph by Nick Procaylo

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Resident Sarah Myambo removes produce from her community garden on a stretch of abandoned CP Rail line before workers destroyed and removed it as a dump truck arrives to haul away debris in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday August 14, 2014. The once-abandoned 11-kilometre-long Arbutus Corridor has been used by residents for many years as a greenway where community gardens were erected. The removal of the gardens is the culmination of a growing dispute between the rail company and the City of Vancouver over the value of the land.

Photograph by Darryl Dyck

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CP rail crews clear the rail tracks on the Arbutus corridor in Vancouver, February 10, 2015.

Photograph by Nick Procaylo

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Bulldozers were mowing down community gardens in Marpole Thursday afternoon, August 14, 2014. The once-abandoned 11-kilometre-long Arbutus Corridor has been used for many years by local residents as a greenway, where vegetables and flowers are abundant.

Photograph by Jenelle Schneider

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CP rail crews clear the rail tracks on the Arbutus corridor in Vancouver, February 10, 2015.